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  1. Hey DustBeats, good luck on the CFI! Keep us updated.
  2. All of these suggestions sound great and I would love to visit them all. But I've been thinking about it, and if we're talking about the U.S., if you look at the GoogleEarth freeware placement, they are scattered all across the country. Alaska has some full region coverage, but there is a LOT of untouched-by-Orbx territory. So my vote would be some Global airports up there, and these are a few I think are right in line with the Orbx freewares: Talkeetna - PATK: Awesome little airport with tons of activity, legendary glacier pilots, funky town with a raucously famous roadhouse, and Denali looming above the trees. Oh, and Don Sheldon's tight strip in the middle of town. Denali Park: Challenging strip in a rugged valley, at the entrance to Denali National Park. Stampede & Kantishna: Near the remote west end of Denali Park, situated in tight canyons with lots of turbulence. I think one of them listed as Hazardous in the AK AFD supplement Bettles: Just south of the Brooks Range, just above the Arctic Circle in a sea of spruce forest. Cool lodge/roadhouse right next to the airport McGrath: Not long ago there was a lot of DC-6 traffic here, along with all the regular Alaska classics. Fire base in summer Northway: Port of Entry for pilots flying up the Alaska Highway, there used to be a restaurant, maybe still is Kodiak: Squeezed between ocean and ruggedness, has (or had) daily Alaska Airlines 737 service. Runway ends at the base of very large mountain, no go-arounds. Floatplanes routinely fly under the harbor bridge for takeoff and landing. Nightmarish winds and turbulence (or challenging, depending on your level of masochism) These are just a start. There are many dozens more...
  3. Wow, good luck with this list... I'm sure everyone wants to see their own airport done, so I'll throw mine in, Los Alamos, New Mexico KLAM. Like Sedona, it's on a mesa top along with the town, and surrounded by deep canyons and sheer orange coloured cliffs. At 7000 feet, there are 10,000'+ mountains to the west, and the Rio Grande a few miles to the east. (thanks pilottj for beating me to it!) I also second anything in Alaska (esp. Talkeetna or Kodiak) but would like to add Goma, DR Congo as well (FZNA). And anything in southern Utah. List could go on for miles... KLAM Credits to K Gross Hey Fischkopp, this link doesn't seem to go anywhere.
  4. Hey Pat, no I was gone before that started, but same Era. Sort of. Era Aviation partnered up with Hageland and Frontier Alaska, and the ensuing trio was named Era Alaska. As I recall, the reality show seemed to mostly focus on the Unalakleet and north coast operations, which were the Hageland side of things. Era is much different now than when I was there, not sure for the better, starting with replacing the Twin Otters with 1900s not long after I left.
  5. Hey thanks Sammy, you too. My first dream was to be a fighter pilot, just being near those planes gives me goosebumps. It must be really cool to be around them and responsible for their health and operation, right on! Love your pics, the last one is awesome. But watch out for those pitot tubes, they get hot lol...
  6. Hi all, Just found this topic, looks like it's still occasionally active so I'll hop in... I'm Alex, long time but not very steady flight simmer, and a recent discoverer of Orbx. (Darn those Orbx marketers and their damn free excellent demos) I live in beautiful northern New Mexico, where I grew up, and like my profile says, I love hiking, mountain biking, and playing banjo. I've been trolling these forums for a while, learning a lot about Orbx, and getting to know some of the community here, which it really is. I like what I see, the Orbx groupies are an interesting, diverse bunch, and I hope I can bring something useful to the group. I've wanted to be a pilot since I was about 2. I got my ppl while at university, and after graduation found myself in Alaska, where I worked the Anchorage ramp for three years while working on my ratings. I was very fortunate, after a very brief stint dropping skydivers in 182s, I had a Twin Otter FO job in southwest Alaska with Era Aviation. I was with Era for six years, which included a year and a half in the Dash 8. From there I followed an opportunity to eastern DR Congo, flying humanitarian aid workers to remote strips in the jungle, also in the Twin Otter (and the Caravan occasionally, when they were desperate). That was the best job I've ever had, and I truly knew the feeling of loving one's work every day. After that I spent two years flying in Algeria, and then a year in Uganda flying oil workers around in the brand new first-off-the-line Twin Otter -400. Somewhere in there I got married, and my lifestyle was not conducive to a fledgling marriage, so I basically gave it (lifestyle and flying) up. I miss flying a lot, but FSX actually helps. I have many blessings in my life and I have done things I could never even dream of, so I don't dwell on it and just enjoy what I have today. Eastern Algeria So I must say, Orbx, I am a definite convert and will support the cause as much as I can. It's exactly what FSX needed, particularly in the unpaved-strip department. But of special note, fantastic job on the Jackson's scenery! Check out our Twin Otter in Shabunda, DRC: Now compare it to Orbx's Kokoda. You guys really got the atmosphere and feel of jungle flying, imo. And I love how you did the full package -- airliner into a beautifully done Port Moresby, then take an Otter or 206 to some awesome hairball strips, or a Dash 8 across the island to some far-flung airport on the ocean, or there are some places perfect for the Caravan as well. So great job, I love it, helps me pretend I'm a real pilot again. So it's good to meet everyone, it makes it more of a community when you can actually know something about the people in it, great thread. Alex V.
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